* Hostage Standoff Ended at Motel 6 in Rohnert Park

A reported hostage-standoff situation at a Motel 6 at 6145 Commerce Blvd. in Rohnert Park ended around 9 a.m. today, a desk clerk at the motel said. The Sonoma County REDCOM fire and emergency dispatch center, which said police asked them to send an ambulance on standby, also said the area was cleared around 9 a.m. An employee who answered the phone at the Black Bear Restaurant that shares a parking lot with the motel said police closed the restaurant around 7 a.m. and it reopened a couple hours later. Rohnert Park police were unavailable for comment.